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    Essay structure

    Oh dear :/ while admittedly I'm not doing ATB, I have 6 prescribed (2 x 3 poems) and 2 related
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    Module A Pride and Prej + LTA

    A question on identity was given a few years back and we had it as a practice question in class but Mod A (though probably easiest) was the one I completely bombed out on. Seriously, how do you go wrong when it's on the same stuff you've been doing all year? :/
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    Hamlet

    I approached Hamlet by looking at: 1. Polonius' place in society. It demonstrated that corruption and pretension are reduced to naught (because he died) supported by Michael D Bristol's critical reading, "His replies are so pregnant" "Brevity is the soul of wit" and "Where's Polonius?" "At...
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    General Thoughts: English Advanced Paper 2

    I approached Hamlet by looking at: 1. Polonius' place in society. It demonstrated that corruption and pretension are reduced to naught (because he died) supported by Michael D Bristol's critical reading, "His replies are so pregnant" "Brevity is the soul of wit" and "Where's Polonius?" "At...
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    Same creative for belonging and NTG?

    I would always recommended compiling a portfolio of short stories and essays. However, if you pull out your syllabus' and use them as a guide, it is possible to write one creative writing for both subjects. If you do decide to do this, practice writing out story structures/full stories...
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    Understanding the Syllabus

    Explore texts and relate ways of thinking characteristic of Romanticism. Romantics valued the imagination, individualism, and idealism. Typified by the search for meaning through the individual’s relationship with the natural world, the wider social and political contexts. Texts examine or...
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    What is your Major Work idea?

    I always knew I would do a critical response as it's my strength.. I briefly considered film, but knew I would be out of my depth. So far, I've done hardly anything. I have my topic, a stack of questions, some literary theories and the like, but only a few ways to potentially explore my topic...
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    Inspiration Thread (2014 cohort)!

    Re: Inspiration Thread (2013 cohort)! My medium will be a critical essay because that is where my strength lies. Our class is fairly small - only 6-8? We're varied in our mediums though with speeches, videos, and short stories which will prove interesting. I have made very poor progress. I...
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